A long-running Upper West Side nonprofit league where kids from preschool age through high school play recreational or travel soccer. Younger players start in an intro 'Playground' program, while older kids can move into tournament, travel and academy teams coached with a New York Red Bulls curriculum.
Fall and spring seasons; games mostly weekends
Seasonal registration; fees and financial aid listed at registration
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Ages 3–17.
Seasonal registration; fees and financial aid listed at registration
Fall and spring seasons; games mostly weekends
Riverside Park fields (games also at Central Park, Randall's Island and other NYC fields), 10024, in the Upper West Side, Manhattan.
No. West Side Soccer League is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
Registration is handled by West Side Soccer League: wssl.org.
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